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High Myopia-Sensorineural Deafness Syndrome
A syndrome characterized by severe myopia and moderate to profound, bilateral, progressive sensorineural hearing loss that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the SLITRK6 gene on chromosome 13q31
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Overview
A syndrome characterized by severe myopia and moderate to profound, bilateral, progressive sensorineural hearing loss that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the SLITRK6 gene on chromosome 13q31
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